Loading dead tractor onto trailer

[dirtwhisperer]

I'm not in this situation . But have often wondered, if you cant get your tractor running, how would you load it onto a flat bad to get it serviced ?
I'm thinking a winch, but what about the loader, how would you raise the loader/bucket to get onto trailer ?

 

[searcyfarms]

i aired up the tires on the old JD that had been sitting in a barn for 30+ yrs, pulled it out of the barn with my pickup, parked it on a hill, parked my truck/trailer below it on the same hill and let gravity do the rest, never had a bit of trouble it went right up the ramps and loaded itself.

 

[Jstpssng]

We're about to move my father's old Ford 4400 which hasn't been run in years; it's a gas engine and I don't want to be messing with it while parked in the barn. Raising the loader won't be that difficult. With a strap attached to the bucket of that tractor and the Kubota, I'll work the Ford control while my brother lifts it with the Kubota. That will be the easy part, we then need to drag it out of the barn and there's a bit of a downhill slope dropping away as soon as we exit the barn. I will be onto the brakes but also will have the clutch in, tranny in gear for extra insurance.

 

[/pine]

This may sound off the wall...but it seems like there was once a thread here on TBN that discussed being able to manually turn the PTO and engage the hydraulic pump enough to raise a 3PH...can't remember if it mentioned a loader...I tried searching but can't seem to find a reference so I could be remembering something else...

 

[Avenger]

I've ran into this. Broken down while out in the field. Stupid me, I put the loader down, the implement (cultivator) was already in the ground.

The tractor simply died and I couldn't restart it. After exhausting all I could do in the field, it was time to take it to the shop. I disconnected from the implement and put the loader in float (already there) I then jacked up the loader with a high lift jack and put the loader in neutral. This kept it from falling. I then towed it out of the field with another tractor. I dont remember blocking up the loader, but perhaps I did. It would probably be a good idea to do so.

I believe the issue was an oil sending unit. Probably something I could have diagnosed and repaired in the field, but, meh, it was only a short drive to the shop.

But, if you wanted to load it up on a trailer, probably a winch or tow vehicle to pull it up the ramps. But getting the loader up, thats the trick.

You could, probably, also use another tractor's hydraulics to lift the FEL. Disconnect the hydros from the dead tractor, hook them up to a good tractor, and lift it up. Might need some longer hoses and adapters though.

 

[dirtwhisperer]

Just found this thread...

https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/kioti-owning-operating/379845-how-raise-loader-arms-non.html

 

[jaxs]

Anyone that own's a trailer should own a power-pull (aka come-a-long). With snatch blocks and extra cable,you can move mountains.

 

[RickB]

If the starter will turn it over you can usually raise the loader with the engine cranking over on it.

 

[Reb954]

I'v only loaded one dead tractor that had a loader and it was pretty simple. I ran a chain from the top of the bucket down the backside of the bucket between the loader arms. Then ran the chain around the side of the bucket. My trailer has a winch on it so I hooked the winch to the chain and pulled it right up the ramps. Once the winch was pulling tight on the chain, the chain pulled under the side of the bucket to the center and the bucket slid up the ramps.

 

[Xfaxman]

This is my push/pull pole in the push mode:

 

[jaxs]

If the starter will turn it over you can usually raise the loader with the engine cranking over on it.

It's hard on the starter but if it's gas and that's the only option,at least remove spark plugs (number wires beforehand) to lighten starter load. I'd not do it on a diesel.

 

[ptsg]

It's hard on the starter but if it's gas and that's the only option,at least remove spark plugs (number wires beforehand) to lighten starter load. I'd not do it on a diesel.

Going by that route, you could just take the glow plugs on a diesel to have the same effect.

 

[Jstpssng]

It still seems much easier just to lift it with another tractor or hi-lift as mentioned. If you open the valve just as if you were using it things should go pretty smoothly.

I will know for sure this weekend. If the barn didn't also need attention I would just tie a chainfall or come-along to an overhead beam and lift it that way.

 

[RickB]

It's hard on the starter but if it's gas and that's the only option,at least remove spark plugs (number wires beforehand) to lighten starter load. I'd not do it on a diesel.

I’ve done it more times than I can count. You cant be stupid with the starter, it’s not ideal but it does work, gas or diesel. I also never wrecked a starter doing it.

 

[RickB]

It still seems much easier just to lift it with another tractor or hi-lift as mentioned. If you open the valve just as if you were using it things should go pretty smoothly.

I will know for sure this weekend. If the barn didn't also need attention I would just tie a chainfall or come-along to an overhead beam and lift it that way.

Turning a switch is easier than jackassing a high lift jack. Sometimes there is only a dead tractor and a trailer or truck to get it on.

 

[Jstpssng]

^^^^^
Luckily we have another tractor with a loader, after so many years I doubt that the battery is any good... even if I can find it.
I see your point though, it only needs to go up enough to keep from dragging.

 

[RickB]

^^^^^
Luckily we have another tractor with a loader, after so many years I doubt that the battery is any good... even if I can find it.
I see your point though, it only needs to go up enough to keep from dragging.

A decent battery is a requirement!

 

[quicksandfarmer]

When my oil pump failed I needed to get the tractor into the barn to replace it. I put the tractor in gear, put a socket on the crankshaft pulley with a long socket wrench, and cranked it in. It was kind of tricky cranking and steering at the same time but I managed. Just make sure you do whatever is necessary to keep the engine from starting.

 

[searcyfarms]

ball valve on hose of loader works great to hold them up i have them on our 706 so i dont have to take off the loader and can switch hoses for the rear remote controls, just pop out the loader quick connects and pop in the rear lines - shazam, u can do the same by lifing up the loader and then blocking the fluid flow so it doesnt allow the cylinders to go down

 

[My Gym]

Winch or come-a-long attached to draw bar and pull it backwards up the ramps. FEL will just slide up the ramps. That is how I did it last month when my tractor died in the field. Let the service department figure out how to get it off the trailer.